70-Year-Old Gloria Stowers Earns First Degree From Georgia's Kennesaw State University In US

• After more than six decades, a grandmother and single mum returned to university to earn her first-ever degree
• Gloria Stowers walked across the stage in her cap and gown at 70 years old to receive her art education certificate
• In an interview, the widow disclosed that she enrolled at Georgia's Kennesaw State University to break a generational pattern

At 70, determined grandmother Gloria Stowers finally received an art education degree from Kennesaw State University in Kennesaw, Georgia, US.

Stowers hoped to break a generational pattern when she enrolled in university to pursue a lifelong dream.

The accomplishment is significant for the recent graduate since it allows her to forge a new path within her family.

Why Stowers returned to school

Commenting on her achievement, Stowers told Fox 5 Atlanta that she wanted to get from her family's uneducated generation to being educated.

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“Because education can lead to chances in life. It makes the journey that much simpler. It gives you alternatives you didn’t even know you had until you went ... [Excited for life],” says Stowers, per Fox 5 Atlanta.

Mum inspires her generation

Stowers, who raised three children as a single mother, decided to return to college six and a half years ago.

“I believe the background of my mum's story is so unique, just with her going from a wife with three kids to my father dying and her being left with a 12-year-old, a 6-year-old, and a 3-year-old at the time and yet not giving up,” Stowers' daughter Maya said, Afrotech reports.

Stowers waited until her children, Dijon, Sasha, and Maya, were grown and financially stable to fulfil her dream of obtaining a degree.

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Lady named Overall Best Graduating Diploma in Midwifery Student

Previously, YEN.com.gh reported that Ghanaian Kate Agyakomah emerged as the overall best graduating student in the seventh cohort of the Diploma in Midwifery programme at the University of Cape Coast (UCC).

She won the title over her peers with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.0 at the university's graduation ceremony.

The Voice of UCC took to Twitter to accentuate the accomplishment of the hardworking lady.

Young man graduates as valedictorian of UCC College of Distance Education

Also, YEN.com.gh reported that a young Ghanaian man became the valedictorian of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) College of Distance Education (CoDE).

Abraham Joseph Kwesi Bentil also won the title of best graduating student at the sixth and seventh sessions of the 55th congregation held for graduands of the college.

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According to the Ghanaian university, Kwesi Bentil earned a remarkable Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.96.

Source: YEN.com.gh